Fishing-reel.



PATENTED JAN. 13, 1903.

A. w. BISHOP. I FISHING REEL. APPLICATION FILED A" PB. 11; 1902.

no MODEL.

UNITED STATES 'YPATENT OFFICE.

ABNER w. BISHOP, on RAOINE, wIsooNsIN.

FlSHlllG-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming M of sea-as; Patent No. 718,416, dated January 13, 1 03.

' Application filed April 11,1902. $e'ria1llo. 102,451. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ABNER W. BIsH0P, 'a citizen of the United States,'residing atRacine, in the county of Racine and State of l wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Fishing- Reel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to fishingreels, and particularly to a novel line-guide therefor.

The object of the invention is'to provide a line-guide'adapted for ready attachment, to a reel already constructed and without necessitating any change whatever i'n'its structural arrangement,the attachmen'tto be thoroughly efficient for causing even winding of the line upon the winding-arbor. I

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a line-guide for fishing reels, as will be hereinafter fully'described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, there is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a fishing-reel equipped with the attachment of this invention. Fig. 2 is a viewin elevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of the line-guide detached from the reel. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view displaying the manner in which the pulley for transmitting motion to the shaft of'the line-guide is associated with the crank-arbor. Fig. 5 is a detached detail view in perspective of the drive-pulley removed from'the crank-arbor. Fig. 6 is a detached detail view of the clamping-plate for holding the attachment associated with the reel.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an ordinary fishing-reel, which may be of the usual or any preferred construction, and as it forms no part of the present invention, but is merely illustrated to show the manner in which the line-guide is associated therewith in use, detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

The line-guide constituting the present invention comprises in part a plate 2, having at each end a boss or lug 3, connected by a strap or bar 4, the function of the latter element being described later on. The lugs and strap may be formed integral with the plate or be secured thereto, as may be preferred. Journaled insuitable bearings in the lugs 3 is a reversely-threaded shaft 5, one terminal of which projects beyond one of the lugs and carries a grooved pulley or sheave 6. The shaft is engaged by the line-carrier 7, which latter carries a revoluble pin 8, having a knifeedge point to engage the threads of the shaft, and thus as the shaft is rotated to cause the line-carrier to traverse the length of the shaft and then automatically turn in the manner common to devices of this character. The line-carrier is provided with a pair of alined arms 9, between which are journaled two peripherally -grooved .rollers 10, the mating grooves of which present a guide for the line to carry it along the length of the reel to lay it evenly on the winding-arbor, the said rollers being provided to reduce frictional resistance to the passage of the line between the guide. The plate 2 is furnished with two slots 11,through which project binding-screws 12, carried by a clampplate 13, arranged beneath the plate 2 and provided with a curved projection or seat- 14 to engage one of the frame-rods 15 of the reel, the projecting ends of the screws being housed in cap-nuts 16, each having a nick 17 to be engaged by a screwdriver, by which the nuts may be turned to bind the two plates together, and thus upon the rod 15, and thus secure the attachment firmly to the reel.

.On rotation of the shaft 5 the line-carrier will have a tendency, owing to the frictional resistance caused by the passage of the line between the two rollers, to rock on the shaft, and to obviate this the strap 4: is provided, which is disposed directly above the rear end of the said carrier.

The shaft-operating mechanism comprises in part a grooved sheave 0r annulus 18, (illustrated in detail in Fig. 5,) the orifice of the sheave being designed to fit on that portion of the crank-arbor 19 adjacent to the side of the reel-casing, the sheave being provided with an arm 20, disposed parallel with its face and having an orifice 21 to engage the threaded extremity of the crank-arbor, a nut 22, turned on the said extremity, serving positively to clamp the sheave in position. The means for transmitting motion from the sheave 18 to the sheave 6 consists in this instance of a belt 23, of any suitable material; but it will be understood that, if preferred, the said sheaves may be sprocket-Wheels, in which case a sprocket-chain will be employed as the motion-transmitting medium, and as this will be readily understood it is not thought necessary to illustrate it.

It Will be seen from the foregoing description that to assemble the line-guide of this invention with an ordinary reel will require absolutely no change in the structural arrangement of the latter. The line-guide may be made up in standard sizes and sold as an article of manufacture to be attached to the reel by the purchaser.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination with one of the framerods of a reel, of a line-guide having clamping means to engage the rod, an actuatingshaft, and means for operatively connecting the shaft with the reel crank-shaft.

2. The combination with one of the framerods of a reel, of a line-guide having clamping means for engaging the rod, an actuatingshaft, means for operatively connecting the shaft with the reel crank-shaft, and a reversible line-carrier mounted by the actuatingshaft.

3. A reel having a crank-arbor provided with a pulley, a line-guide having clamping means for engaging one of the frame-rods of the reel, a line-carrier, an actuatingshaft therefor provided with a pulley, and motiontransmitting means connecting the pulleys.

4. The combination with a reel, of a lineguide comprising a fixed and a detachable clamping-plate, the latter plate being provided with means for engaging one of the connecting-bars of the reel, and means for holding the plates in fixed relation to the bar.

5. The combination with a reel, of a lineguide, the actuating-shaft of which is provided with a pulley, a pulley mounted on the crank arbor and having an orificed arm adapted to be clamped against the crank-arbor to hold the latter pulley from turning independently of the arbor, and a belt connecting the two pulleys.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ABNER W. BISHOP.

Witnesses:

CHAS. M. DIETRICH, JOSEPH M. DIETRIOH. 

